Russell Wilson to sign with the Steelers
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Russell Wilson visited with Steelers officials in Pittsburgh for over six hours Friday. He met with, amongst others, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. The two sides had a mutual interest that led to their one-year deal. <a href="https://t.co/rnkEcOV0F5">https://t.co/rnkEcOV0F5</a></p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767032355804336381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hope Pickett beats him out as the starter.

Not surprising…

Good. Make that division even more competitive.

Pickett is absolute trash so Wilson found a spot where he will be the starter.

Is there some sort of rule now that quarterbacks can't play for the NFC?

One year deal! Hell yeah, Russ! Bet on yourself!

Denver going to pay for Russell Wilson to make the playoffs with Pittsburgh.

They will compete with a QB such as Russ at that price.

...and lose to the Chiefs again.

Not sure how well understood this is, but as long Russ has a job in the NFL, Denver has to pay out his full salary. So Russ is actually motivated to sign for absolute league minimum, as he make $30M or whatever and the vast majority of that is paid for by the Broncos.

Does that relate to length of contract?

Ya it’s awesome and I think Pitt plays the broncos in the opener I think

Steelers nation we're ****ed.

Makes sense. Hope he does well. Sean Payton is a snake.

Eh, realizing it probably doesn't matter. Just like this signing.

Sort of because it only is in effect I believe this year.

The fanbase that thinks waving yellow hankies makes them tough deserves an equally self-aware QB.

Was hoping for the NFC.

Watching Pickett play like he is actively sabotaging the team was surprisingly entertaining.

I'll give him this, if he's playing at a decent level George Pickens is pretty much the perfect WR for him. A guy who's game is running a bunch of vertical routes and winning jump balls.

Rooting for him to have a bounce back year to make the Donks look worse

sounds super gay

The Steelers will probably get the Donks in week one.

i think we're going to get zero ****s given russell wilson and the steelers will be the laughingstock of the AFC again

Broncos owe him $39m minus whatever PIT pays him, and that applies only to this year. Sounds like you are suggesting they will pay him the full amount of the extension they signed.

Same. Would be really funny if end of year people are singing praises of Russell Wilson.

He's gay like Kordell Stewart, it's perfect.

How long until Pickens loses his shit on this ****ing weirdo?

At least Pittsburgh is smart and only giving him a one year deal

Cuckdell Stewart

Monday night football

Cool. I hate them, too. Just not as much as I hate Denver.

That blue and orange boils the blood.

ROFL
The Paton plan!

Move him in in the middle of the night. Three Rivers Stadium, tears, piss and diarrhea

I have a feeling that this will be a big win for the Steelers.

The value is there.

Wilson is easily a $3 mil a year QB...

If you're the Steelers why not take a shot at such a bargain basement price. Can he be any worse than Pickett?

Steelers Country! Let's Smelt!!

Will Wilson be determined to bounce back after flaming away in Denver?

Seems like a win for the Steelers. Wilson > Pickett

The man wasted a HOF career and somehow is seen as a great Head Coach.

Winning the Super Bowl the year after Katrina will get you major brownie points for lifting the hopes of destroyed city.

But yeah, Bountygate was involved and Payton has honestly revealed himself to be a giant POS who was a total failure after that 1 SB win.

Let's SMELT!

I was afraid of that. As I said in the other thread, I'm not scared of him necessarily, but Tomlin certainly has the ability to make him serviceable, and they could be a contender with their defense. At least it's just a one-year deal.

I think it was a good move by the Steelers. I mean why not, he is definitely worth the pennies they are going to pay. Writing on the wall for Pickett.
We play the Steelers at their place 2024. This will be fun.

This is a total outlier of a situation in the NFL. A team like the Steelers landing a QB like Russell Wilson (even this current version) for league minimum with no draft pick compensation is kind of a game changer for them. They're probably a 10 win team now. This conference is beyond freaking stacked with mid-level playoff teams.

To be fair, the quality of qb in the NFC wouldn't have improved much if he went there

Pittsburgh @ Dungver will be must see TV.

Made way too much sense not to happen.

Jump ball offense is going to make Joe Burrow blush.

Burrow, Lamar, Watson & Wilson. What a circus

Just a reminder from the 2022 NFL Draft…

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIXDAPaa...g&name=900x900

Oh.....well I was looking for that but lost interest in finding it. Ok, Dungver @ Pittsburgh, will be must see TV!

Nah, you had it right in the first place. Russell @ Denver has "two beleaguered franchises gifted a primetime slot" written all over it. Perhaps early in the season. High drama. 😳🍿

Definitely a smart move for PIT. Essentially no downside.

Feels like a TNF game

Pittsburgh is the Ottoman Empire.

The sick man of the NFL

LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mike Tomlin’s first meeting with Russell Wilson: <a href="https://t.co/F9rFHUWQtm">pic.twitter.com/F9rFHUWQtm</a></p>&mdash; stoolie memes (@StoolieMemes) <a href="https://twitter.com/StoolieMemes/status/1767035321500225628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I guess there’s a non-zero chance this could work. Arthur Smith did run that TEN offense that had people talking MVP for Tannehill that one year.

He sucks now but I really want him to go to the playoffs (or even win a WC game) because it would be really funny and make Broncos fans even more mad

Russell is never, not working

Oh no doubt this is what will happen. He will ball out in Pitt because Pitt likes to hand the ball off 60-70% of the time just like Seattle when Russell was there. Russell won't have to think with Smith as OC. All Wilson will be doing is handing the ball off and scrambling around throwing the ball deep. Pretty simple. And to your point it will be glorious watching Denver fans out here gnash their teeth in rage as Pitt goes to the playoffs as a WC.LMAO

A QB for the price of the cleaning staff. Hard to say no.

Grade-A Mike Tomlin move. Get a mediocre QB to get you to the playoffs where you'll get bounced in the first round. Then fire the offensive coordinator and hire another failed head-coach to coordinate the offense. He's got a system.

Yup. Thats extremely accurate.

Wilson is just a waste of time.

good luck with that Pitts

Great move by Pittsburgh. Wilson Has to be an improvement over what they have had. And they have the potential to have a good team, both on offence and defense. Maybe even one that won’t lose once the playoffs start. And if I understand this right, and Denver hast to keep paying most of his salary going forward, Pittsburgh should be in a really good cap situation.

it would be kind of funny if they had some magical year and Wilson was runner up for MVP but lost to the Kansas City Chiefs (my favorite team) in the AFCCG. Just to laugh at the Broncos. I don't really like the Steelers though, but I definitely don't really like Denver more.

The last part is incorrect, just applies to paying him this year. The cap hit (dead cap) is two years.